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Speak Up! Media Training Second Edition Training Manual

Submitted by admin on June 11, 2010 – 10:31 pmNo Comment

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For the Second Edition of the Speak Up! Media Training for the Empowered Sex Worker manual, we’ve updated our examples, refined our approached, and added more goodies.

Here are some of the subjects covered in the materials:

• Typical variations of mainstream media stories about the sex industry
• Deciding to be part of a story
• Crafting your message
• Interview tips and tricks
• Writing press releases, letters to the editor, and op-eds
• Strategies for events and earned media
*NEW* How to create your own podcast

The manual also includes lots and lots of examples of both mainstream media and content produced by sex workers.

Click the cover image to download the pdf!

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